Tommie Gorman

Northern Editor

In Northern Ireland, the number of cases in the last two weeks per 100,000 population is more than double that of the Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland to stick with Covid-19 strategy

Northern Ireland is unlikely to alter its Covid-19 strategy despite the gear change by authorities in Dublin yesterday.

Coronavirus • 21 Oct 20

Phil Hogan stepped down from his role as EU Trade Commissioner in August after controversy surrounding Galway golf event

Former EU Commissioner Hogan to speak at MacGill event

Former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan will participate in a session of the MacGill School, which is being held later this week.

Ulster • 19 Oct 20

The Derry City and Strabane Council area remains the worst hit in Northern Ireland

NI Executive meets to discuss possible new restrictions

Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive are working towards an agreement on imposing new restrictions in response to the rising incidence of coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20

A spokesperson for Simon Coveney said the number of new Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland is 'worrying'

Coveney, Lewis meeting focuses on rising Covid-19 rates

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney is to discuss his concerns about Covid-19 infection rates with the Northern Ireland Secretary, Brandon Lewis, when they meet in Hillsborough, Co Down this afternoon.

Ireland • 08 Oct 20

Tighter restrictions are currently in place in Derry

828 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has said that 828 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

Ulster • 08 Oct 20

Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Junior Minister Declan Kearney meet the Prince of Wales at Hillsborough Castle

Michelle O'Neill meets Prince Charles at Hillsborough

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill has signaled the potential opportunities, as well as the "rabbit-holes" that are coming down the tracks next year; the centenary of partition and the foundation of Northern Ireland.

Regional • 30 Sep 20

Thirteen civilians died when British soldiers opened fire on an anti-internment rally and dozens more were injured on 30 January 1972

British troops will not face Bloody Sunday prosecutions

Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service has decided to uphold its decision not to prosecute 15 British soldiers in connection with the Bloody Sunday killings in Derry 48 years ago.

Ulster • 29 Sep 20

Some students at Queen's Halls of Residence have been told to self-isolate

Queen's students isolating after positive virus cases

Some students at Queen's University's Halls of Residence in Belfast have been told to self-isolate after a small number of them tested positive for Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 28 Sep 20

Sara decided to take over the business rather than see it close after her father suffered a stroke

Women's touch keeps family repair business going

Covid-19 has curtailed many businesses, big and small. But a vacuum cleaner repair centre, run by two sisters, is continuing to keep its small premises in Belfast open and working, despite the pandemic.

Regional • 21 Sep 20

The Border Communities Against Brexit group said it would be erecting a new series of billboards along major roads

Group considers action over controversial Brexit bill

An organisation that campaigns against the creation of a hard border says it is considering a range of actions against the British government's UK Internal Market Bill, including a legal challenge.

Brexit • 20 Sep 20